Measuring and cutting machine



J. F. WIESNER I MEASURING AND CUTTING MlACBi'NE Dec. 4,1923.

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J. F. WIESNER 'MEASURING AND CUTTING MACHINE Filed Aug. 13, 1921 4Sheets-Sheet 5 4 7 WES/767 INVENTQR ATTORN EY Dec. 4, 1923.

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lNvENi'oR To all whom it may concern:

cation. p This lnventlon relates to an apparatus Patented Dec. 4, 1923.1

UNITED stares JOSEPH F. WIESNER, 0F ELLIS, KANSAS.

MEASURING AND CUTTING MACHINEQ: I Q i .1.

Application filed August 13, 1921-. Serial no. 492,169."

' Be it known that I, J osnrrr F. WIESNER, acitizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Ellis, in the county of Ellis and State of Kansas,haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Measuring andCuttingiMachines, of which the following is a specififor measuring,rolling and cutting oil cloth .and the like, the general object of theinvention being to provide means for supporting a plurality of rolls ofcloth, with means whereby the cloth on any desired roll can be attachedto a winding roll to wind off the quantity of cloth desired by thecustomer, with means for measuring the cloth being Wound upon thewinding roll and cutting means for severing the cloth.

Another object of the invention is to provide'a simple form of measuringdevice for measuring the cloth and means for easily and quicklyattaching the cloth to the winding roll. v

A further object of the invention is to provide asimple construction ofcutting means and also to form the cutting means so that the bladethereof is enclosed so that there is but little danger of the operatorinjuring himself.

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several and specificallypointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1is a plan View of the invention.

Figure 2 is a front view thereof.

Figure 3 is a side view.

Figure 4 is a section on line 4 lof Figure 1.

Figures 5, 6,

In these views 1 indicates a base frame upon which the various parts ofthe apparatus are supported. An inverted V-shaped frame 2 is connectedwith each side of the base frame, at the rear thereof, these V- shapedframes being provided with the downwardly inclined notches 3 forreceiving the ends of the rolls 4 upon which the 7 and 8 are detailviews;

base frame are-provided v we PATENT orricn 7 cloth is wound. Thusaplurality of rolls of cloth can be supported by the apparatus withnotches '5 which are situated in front. of the supporting frames 2 andare intended I to receive the roll of cloth which has been picked out bythe customer. This clothis passed between the small roller 6, which is Isupported on the uprights 7, forming part. of the base frame and whichare located at the center of the same, and the roller .8, which iscarried at the front end of the curved frame 9 which has its, other endpivotally supported at the bottom of the base frame as at 10 Figures 1and 4. This:

frame 9 consists of a pair of curved bars held in spaced relation by thepivot 10, the roller 6 and 8 to permit the cloth to be passed betweenthe rollers. The frame 9 carries a dial 12 .and a finger l cooperateswith this dial and the shaft of this finger is connected with a gear 14Lwhich meshes with a gear15, secured to a roller 8. Thus the cloth beingpulled between the rollers will cause the same to rotate and themovement of 'roller8lwill be communicated to the finger 13 so that thecloth will be measured as it is being unwound from the roll in notches5. 1 i

I provide a winding roll 19 upon which the cloth is wound after itpasses between the measuring rolls 6 and 8. This winding,

roll is supported at the outer end of the base of the frame and it has asphericalamember' 7'5 7 8 and the cross piece 11. This fram can be swungupwardly to separate the rollers 20 on one endwhich is fitted to andheldinv place by a a} spherical receptacle, composed of a semi-sphericalsocket 21 and two segf is movably held'to the frame by means of thebolts'23 and the springs 24 on said bolts.

The other end of the winding rollis provided with a square socket 25Figure 7 which is adapted to receive a square part 26 formed.

on the inner end of a stub shaft 27 which .is

journaled in the base'frame and which is adapted to be rotated by acrank handle 28 Figure 1. It will thus be seen that the'roll 19 can bemoved longitudinally by pressing it towards the spherical receptacle,thus nti.

movi g. said receptacle on the bolts and 7 against the action of thesprings. This will the roll.

free the other end of the roll from the stub shaft and then the rollcanbe swung to an inclined position so that the operator can insert hisfinger or thumb intotlie'end of the roll of cloth, which projects beyondthe end of the roll, due to the removal of the stubshaft, and so gripthe cloth and pull the same off the roll.- It is not necessary to handlethe roll itself other than swingit into an inclined position;

.I also provide simple means for connecting'the' end of'th'e cloth withsaid winding roll, such means consisting of an angular clamp' 29 Figures51' and 6 .which engages a .part of'one end and a part of the circumfenence of the roll so as to clamp the cloth to This clamp" is yieldingly.held in clamping position by the spring 30 and is moved into unclampingposition by the plunger Slengaging a rod 32 Which is located ina hole inthe roll and engages the clamp. The plunger is provided with a notch 33having an inclined part 33' which will engage the inner end of the. rod32 and 7 force said rod outwardly when the plunger bar 35 extending.across the upper part of} the base frame adjacent its front end andhaving its upper edge rounded and provided with the centrally locatedslot 36 Figure 8 for receiving the cutting edg of-th knife 37. Thisknife37 is carried by a knife bar 38 which has its lower edge provided with asemi-circular cavity 39 in which the cutting part of the knife islocated. This cavity will receive the rounded upper edge of the bar35when the knife is in lowered position. The extended parts of the knifebar 38 which form the cavity act as dogs to preventthe operator frominjuring himself by the knife. This bar 38 is connected with the upperends of the vertically arranged rods 40 Figure 3 which are slidablymounted in the base frame and have their lower ends connected togetherby the foot board 41. Springs 42 on the lower parts of the rods 40 tendto holdthe rods in raised position with the knife bar well above themeasuring and winding rolls so that the operator can readily pass hisarms and hands under the-knife b r in placin -the cloth between theinesthe cloth.

uring rolls and connectingi it with the windin roll. 7 a i When asufficient amount of cloth hasbeen wound from the roll in notches 5 uponthe windin roll the operator depresses the board fl by hisfoot so as tobring'the knife down upon the bar 35 and'thus sever .the cloth. i

From the above it will be apparent that the. cloth after having its rollpositioned in '1 notches 5 can be passed between the rollers 6 and 8 byswinging theframe 9 upwardly to raise the roll 8 to permit the clothto"be;

passed betweei'i'v the rolls. The frame 9 [is tl'ien'lowered'to placeroll 8. in contact with he endof the cloth is thencon nected withwindingroll 19 by means of the" clamp and then this winding roll isturned by its crank to wind the cloth thereon; l Vhen a suffic ientamount of cloth.'has been withdrawn from the roll and wound upon thewinding roll this amount being indicated by the finger 13 on dial '12,th knife is lowered to sever thecloth; I

It is thought from the foregoing descrip tion that theadvantagesand'novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may I make changes in theconstruction and in the combination and arrangement of the severalparts, provided that such changes fall within the scopeof the appendedclaims.

What I claim is r 1. An apparatus of the class described comprising asupporting" frame,- having bearings therein for supporting a roll ofcloth, a frame pivotally mounted to the supporting frame, aj roll in thepivotally mount-1 ed frame, a roll in the main frame upon which thefirst mentioned roll is adapted to rest when the pivoted frameis'inlowei'ed position, measuring means acti'iated by the firstmentioned roll, a winding roll and severing means located between thewinding roll and the rolls of the measuring device.

2. An apparatus of the class described comprising a supporting frame,means for holding a. roll of cloth. thereon, a measuring device formeasuring the cloth being unrolled from the roll, a winding roll,spherical member at one end thereofand a socket at the other end, asocketed plate for receiving; the spherical member, means for yieldinglyholding the plate to the sup porting frame, a stub shaft having aprojection thereon engaging the socket in the. winding roll, a crankhandle connected with the stub shaft and severing means located betweenthe winding roll and themeasuring device. I f V V 3. An; apparatus ofthe class described comprising a base frame, a pair of rollsupportingframes having notches therein for receiving the ends of therolls, bearings in the base for -receivingthe ends "of one of the rolls,a winding roll in the front base frame, measuring means on the pivotedof the base frame, means for detachably frame and actuated by the rollcarried thereholding the roll in place, a crank handle for by andsevering means arranged between the 10 rotating the roll, a frameswingingly conmeasuring device and the winding roll.

5 nected with the base frame, apair of meas- In testimony whereof Iaflix my signature.

uring rolls, one of which is carried by the I last mentioned frame andthe other by the JOSEPH F. WIESNER.

